Place:Highland (council area), Scotland

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NameHighland (council area)
Alt namesHighldsource: BIAB Online (1999-2000) accessed 16 Dec 2002; Gazetteer of Great Britain (1999) xvii; UK Counties and Regions Abbreviations [web site] (1997-98) accessed 16 Dec 2002
Roinn na Gàidhealtachdsource: Wikipedia
TypeUnitary authority
Coordinates57.667°N 5°W
Located inScotland     (1996 - )
See alsoHighland Region, Scotlandregion preceding the Highland Council Area from 1975 to 1996
Inverness-shire, Scotlandcounty existing prior to 1975 from which Highland Region was formed
Ross and Cromarty, Scotlandcounty existing prior to 1975 from which Highland Region was formed
Nairnshire, Scotlandcounty existing prior to 1975 from which Highland Region was formed
Caithness, Scotlandcounty existing prior to 1975 from which Highland Region was formed
Sutherland, Scotlandcounty existing prior to 1975 from which Highland Region was formed
Contained Places
Burgh
Fort William ( 1996 - )
Inverness ( 1996 - )
Kingussie ( 1996 - )
District
Skye and Lochalsh
Skye ( 1996 - )
Strathspey ( 1996 - )
District municipality
Moray District ( 1996 - )
Former parish
Bona ( 1996 - )
Hamlet
Achendrean ( 1996 - )
Advie ( 1996 - )
Altnaharra ( 1996 - )
Alvie ( 1996 - )
Ardcharnich ( 1996 - )
Berriedale ( 1996 - )
Canisbay ( 1996 - )
Castlehaven ( 1996 - )
Clashnessie ( 1996 - )
Coldbackie ( 1996 - )
Creich ( 1996 - )
Croick (Easter Ross) ( 1996 - )
Croick (Sutherland) ( 1996 - )
Daviot ( 1996 - )
Fearn ( 1996 - )
Fodderty ( 1996 - )
Freswick ( 1996 - )
Hilton (Tain) ( 1996 - )
Huna ( 1996 - )
Inchnadamph ( 1996 - )
Kilmuir ( 1996 - )
Kinlochluichart ( 1996 - )
Lochailort ( 1996 - )
Meikle Ferry ( 1996 - )
Morefield ( 1996 - )
Onich ( 1996 - )
Oykel Bridge ( 1996 - )
Rosehall ( 1996 - )
Sarclet ( 1996 - )
Sibster ( 1996 - )
South Ballachulish ( 1996 - )
Staffin ( 1996 - )
Stoer ( 1996 - )
Strath Kanaird ( 1996 - )
Syre ( 1996 - )
Torrin ( 1996 - )
Inhabited place
Acharacle ( 1996 - )
Achduart ( 1996 - )
Achiltibuie ( 1996 - )
Achnasaul ( 1996 - )
Achosnich ( 1996 - )
Airor ( 1996 - )
Alness ( 1996 - )
Applecross ( 1996 - )
Ardersier ( 1996 - )
Ardmolich ( 1996 - )
Ardvasar ( 1996 - )
Arisaig ( 1996 - )
Aviemore ( 1996 - )
Avoch ( 1996 - )
Back of Keppoch ( 1996 - )
Balintore ( 1996 - )
Ballachulish ( 1996 - )
Balnacra ( 1996 - )
Banavie ( 1996 - )
Beauly ( 1996 - )
Beauly
Bernisdale ( 1996 - )
Bettyhill ( 1996 - )
Blarmacfoldach ( 1996 - )
Boat of Garten ( 1996 - )
Bonar Bridge ( 1996 - )
Broadford ( 1996 - )
Brochel ( 1996 - )
Brora ( 1996 - )
Brough (Caithness) ( 1996 - )
Caol ( 1996 - )
Carbost ( 1996 - )
Carrbridge ( 1996 - )
Castletown ( 1996 - )
Catlodge ( 1996 - )
Clyth ( 1996 - )
Conon Bridge ( 1996 - )
Contin ( 1996 - )
Corpach ( 1996 - )
Corran ( 1996 - )
Croachy ( 1996 - )
Cromarty ( 1996 - )
Cromdale ( 1996 - )
Croy ( 1996 - )
Culloden ( 1996 - )
Dalhalvaig ( 1996 - )
Dalwhinnie ( 1996 - )
Diabaig ( 1996 - )
Dores ( 1996 - )
Dornie ( 1996 - )
Dornoch ( 1996 - )
Dounreay ( 1996 - )
Drumbeg ( 1996 - )
Drumnadrochit ( 1996 - )
Dulnain Bridge ( 1996 - )
Dunbeath ( 1996 - )
Dunnet ( 1996 - )
Dunvegan ( 1996 - )
Edderton ( 1996 - )
Edinbane ( 1996 - )
Embo ( 1996 - )
Evanton ( 1996 - )
Fort Augustus ( 1996 - )
Fortrose ( 1996 - )
Foyers ( 1996 - )
Gairloch ( 1996 - )
Garve ( 1996 - )
Glencoe ( 1996 - )
Glenfinnan ( 1996 - )
Golspie ( 1996 - )
Halkirk ( 1996 - )
Helmsdale ( 1996 - )
Hill of Fearn ( 1996 - )
Hilton of Cadboll ( 1996 - )
Inver ( 1996 - )
Inverdruie ( 1996 - )
Invergarry ( 1996 - )
Invergordon ( 1996 - )
Inverie ( 1996 - )
Invermoriston ( 1996 - )
John o' Groats ( 1996 - )
Kentallen ( 1996 - )
Kilmaluag ( 1996 - )
Kilmorack ( 1996 - )
Kinbrace ( 1996 - )
Kinloch Hourn ( 1996 - )
Kinlochbervie ( 1996 - )
Kinlochewe ( 1996 - )
Kinlochleven ( 1996 - )
Kyle of Lochalsh ( 1996 - )
Kyleakin ( 1996 - )
Kylerhea ( 1996 - )
Lair ( 1996 - )
Lairg ( 1996 - )
Latheronwheel ( 1996 - )
Littleferry ( 1996 - )
Littlemill ( 1996 - )
Lochaline ( 1996 - )
Lochalsh ( 1996 - )
Lochinver ( 1996 - )
Lybster (Latheron) ( 1996 - )
Mallaig ( 1996 - )
Marybank (Urray) ( 1996 - )
Melvaig ( 1996 - )
Melvich ( 1996 - )
Mey ( 1996 - )
Morar ( 1996 - )
Muir of Ord ( 1996 - )
Mybster ( 1996 - )
Nairn ( 1996 - )
Nethybridge ( 1996 - )
Newtonmore ( 1996 - )
Nigg ( 1996 - )
North Ballachulish ( 1996 - )
Plockton ( 1996 - )
Poolewe ( 1996 - )
Portgower ( 1996 - )
Portmahomack ( 1996 - )
Reay ( 1996 - )
Reiss ( 1996 - )
Rogart ( 1996 - )
Scourie ( 1996 - )
Scrabster ( 1996 - )
Spean Bridge ( 1996 - )
Staxigoe ( 1996 - )
Strathpeffer ( 1996 - )
Strathy ( 1996 - )
Strontian ( 1996 - )
Tain ( 1996 - )
Talisker ( 1996 - )
Teangue ( 1996 - )
Thurso ( 1996 - )
Tomatin ( 1996 - )
Tongue ( 1996 - )
Torridon ( 1996 - )
Uig ( 1996 - )
Ullapool ( 1996 - )
Urray ( 1996 - )
Watten ( 1996 - )
Westerdale ( 1996 - )
Wick ( 1996 - )
Island
Canna ( 1996 - )
Eigg ( 1996 - )
Muck ( 1996 - )
Raasay ( 1996 - )
Rona ( 1996 - )
Rum ( 1996 - )
Sanday ( 1996 - )
Scalpay Longay and Pabay ( 1996 - )
Skye ( 1996 - )
Stroma ( 1996 - )
Locality
Camster ( 1996 - )
Knoydart ( 1996 - )
Minginish ( 1996 - )
Moidart ( 1996 - )
Morar ( 1996 - )
North Morar ( 1996 - )
Strath Oykell ( 1996 - )
Torridon ( 1996 - )
Waternish ( 1996 - )
Military base
Fort George ( 1996 - )
Parish
Abernethy and Kincardine ( 1996 - )
Abernethy ( 1996 - )
Alness ( 1996 - )
Alvie ( 1996 - )
Applecross ( 1996 - )
Ardclach ( 1996 - )
Ardersier ( 1996 - )
Ardgour ( 1996 - )
Ardnamurchan ( 1996 - )
Arisaig and Moidart ( 1996 - )
Assynt ( 1996 - )
Avoch ( 1996 - )
Boleskine and Abertarff ( 1996 - )
Bower ( 1996 - )
Bracadale ( 1996 - )
Canisbay ( 1996 - )
Cawdor ( 1996 - )
Clyne ( 1996 - )
Contin ( 1996 - )
Creich ( 1996 - )
Cromarty ( 1996 - )
Cromdale ( 1996 - )
Croy and Dalcross ( 1996 - )
Daviot and Dunlichity ( 1996 - )
Dingwall ( 1996 - )
Dores ( 1996 - )
Dornoch ( 1996 - )
Duirinish ( 1996 - )
Dunnet ( 1996 - )
Durness ( 1996 - )
Duthil ( 1996 - )
Edderton ( 1996 - )
Eddrachillis ( 1996 - )
Farr ( 1996 - )
Fearn ( 1996 - )
Fodderty ( 1996 - )
Gairloch ( 1996 - )
Glenelg ( 1996 - )
Glenshiel ( 1996 - )
Golspie ( 1996 - )
Halkirk ( 1996 - )
Inverness and Bona ( 1996 - )
Inverness ( 1996 - )
Kildonan ( 1996 - )
Killearnan ( 1996 - )
Kilmallie ( 1996 - )
Kilmonivaig ( 1996 - )
Kilmorack ( 1996 - )
Kilmuir ( 1996 - )
Kilmuir-Easter ( 1996 - )
Kiltearn ( 1996 - )
Kincardine ( 1996 - )
Kingussie and Insh ( 1996 - )
Kintail ( 1996 - )
Kirkmichael ( 1996 - )
Knockbain ( 1996 - )
Lairg ( 1996 - )
Latheron ( 1996 - )
Lismore and Appin ( 1996 - )
Lochalsh ( 1996 - )
Lochbroom ( 1996 - )
Lochcarron ( 1996 - )
Logie-Easter ( 1996 - )
Loth ( 1996 - )
Morvern ( 1996 - )
Nairn ( 1996 - )
Nigg ( 1996 - )
Olrig ( 1996 - )
Portree ( 1996 - )
Reay ( 1996 - )
Rogart ( 1996 - )
Rosemarkie ( 1996 - )
Rosskeen ( 1996 - )
Sleat ( 1996 - )
Small Isles ( 1996 - )
Snizort ( 1996 - )
Strath ( 1996 - )
Tain ( 1996 - )
Tarbat ( 1996 - )
Thurso ( 1996 - )
Tongue ( 1996 - )
Urquhart and Logie-Wester ( 1996 - )
Urray ( 1996 - )
Watten ( 1996 - )
Wick ( 1996 - )
Q.s. parish
Glengarry ( 1996 - )
Inverallan ( 1996 - )
Knoydart ( 1996 - )
Region
Black Isle ( 1996 - )
Coigach ( 1996 - )
Easter Ross ( 1996 - )
Wester Ross ( 1996 - )
Seat
Dunachton ( 1996 - )
Settlement
Elgol ( 1996 - )
Ramasaig ( 1996 - )
Salen ( 1996 - )
Tomdoun ( 1996 - )
Traditional county
Caithness ( 1996 - )
Cromartyshire ( 1975 - )
Inverness-shire ( 1996 - )
Nairnshire ( 1996 - )
Ross and Cromarty ( 1996 - )
Sutherland ( 1996 - )
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the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in the United Kingdom. It was the 7th most populous council area in Scotland at the 2011 census. It shares borders with the council areas of Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Moray and Perth and Kinross. Their councils, and those of Angus and Stirling, also have areas of the Scottish Highlands within their administrative boundaries.

The Highland area covers most of the mainland and inner-Hebridean parts of the historic counties of Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty, all of Caithness, Nairnshire and Sutherland and small parts of Argyll and Moray. Despite its name, the area does not cover the entire Scottish Highlands.

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Geography

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The area was created as a two-tier region in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, with an elected council for the whole region and, in addition, elected councils for each of eight districts,

The act also abolished county and burgh councils.

In 1996, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, the Highland Regional Council and the district councils were wound up and their functions were transferred to a new Highland Council. The Highland Council adopted the districts as "management areas" and created area committees to represent them. However, the boundaries of committee areas ceased to be aligned exactly with those of management areas as a result of changes to ward boundaries in 1999. Ward boundaries changed again in 2007, and the management areas and related committees have now been abolished in favour of three new "corporate management areas": Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey; and Ross, Skye and Lochaber. The names of these areas are also names of [parliamentary] constituencies, but boundaries are different.

To many people within the area, using the name Highland as a noun sounds wrong. Dingwall in Highland, for example, sounds strange and is not idiomatic usage. To refer specifically to the area covered by the council, people tend to say the Highland Council area or the Highland area or the Highland region. Otherwise they tend to use the traditional county names, such as Ross-shire. The term "Highlands" sometimes refers to the Highland council area. More usually it refers to a somewhat larger or overlapping area.

The Highland Council headquarters is located in Inverness with most previous district council offices retained as outstations.

Notes for the Highland Council Area and the Western Isles Council Area

The local archives are held by The Highland Archive Service which is based in Inverness with branches in Stornoway, Fort William and Caithness. It is "responsible for locating, preserving and making accessible archives relating to all aspects of the history of the geographical area of the Highlands."

Family history societies and historical associations covering the Highland Council Area and the Western Isles Council Area are:

These associations publish their aims on their websites as well as a list of publications. In many cases the publications are also available through the Scottish Genealogy Society (see below).

  • The FreeCen Project--Scotland has a searchable (not browsable) transcription for each of the counties in the area. Nairnshire and Caithness have the 1841, 1851, 1861 and 1871 complete. Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty have 1841 complete with some work on 1851 and Sutherland has not completed 1841.

Transcriptions of Gravestone Inscriptions

  • The Scottish Genealogy Society provides a series of monumental inscriptions either in print in booklet form or on CD for each of the counties in the area (Caithness, Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Ross and Cromarty, and Sutherland). Some of the booklets cover only one graveyard, others cover a group. Prices vary. In many cases the coverage is of pre-1855 stones only--this is because gravestone inscriptions are often used by family historians as death registration equivalents in the era of the Old Parish Registers (when deaths were not universally recorded).
  • The Fearn Peninsula Graveyards Project has a paid website which allows browsing in ten graveyards in Easter Ross. They charge £2.50 for 24 hours of usage with unlimited searches.
  • An index of monumental inscriptions from Caithness compiled by D J Ryrie might prove to be a useful start for searching gravestones in that county. GENUKI states "All (?) of the monumental inscriptions (MIs) in Caithness have been collected and are in print currently from Books From Scotland amongst other places." The Scottish Genealogy Society also has a list of their holdings.
  • Sutherland cemeteries are covered in Pre-1855 tombstone inscriptions in Sutherland burial grounds by A S Cowper & I Ross, published at Edinburgh in 1989 by the Scottish Genealogy Society.
  • There are no specific notes for gravestone transcriptions for either Inverness-shire or Nairnshire in GENUKI. However, the Scottish Genealogy Society lists booklets for both counties.

Sources for Emigration Records

  • Hebrides People have a database containing lists of people who emigrated to North America from a number of parishes in the Western Isles.
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